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Jesus’ Prayer Pattern: Guide for the Present Day.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 29, 2025 | Ministry and Prayer |

So, He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one” (Lk 11: 2-4). In the Gospel reading from Luke 11, Jesus answered His disciples’ request for instruction on prayer by giving them a model we call “the Lord’s Prayer.” The Lord’s Prayer links us to...

Martha’s Service and Mary’s Devotion: The risk of majoring in the minors.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 21, 2025 | Missions and Evangelism |

“Now as they went on their way, [Jesus] entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, ‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.’ But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of...

Leading like Jesus: Emotional Intelligence, a Ministerial Necessity.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 9, 2025 | Ministry and Prayer |

Leadership development is a ministerial necessity, extending beyond workplace interactions, conflict and stress management, and enhanced job performance. A ministerial necessity to lead like Jesus reflects the biblical vision of Jesus’ humanity. Missional practices for Christian leadership development, discipleship, and spiritual formation programs are best expressed in leading like Jesus. Leading like Jesus beyond emotional influence towards emotional output is not just about career success, role privilege, life satisfaction, and overall life success. Warfield rightly explained that “without an appreciation of his emotional life, Christ will always seem to be at a distance from us” (Warfield, 2022). Leading like...

ARE YOU ON THE FLIGHT?

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 8, 2025 | Events |

When you are in an airport, notice the difference between passengers who hold confirmed tickets and those who are on standby. One reads the newspaper, chats with their friends or sleeps, while the other hangs around the ticket counter, pacing anxiously. What is the difference? Confidence! If you knew that in 15 minutes you must stand before God, what would your reaction be? Would you pace or say to yourself, ‘I cannot wait?’ Paul writes: ‘The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children’ (Rom. 8:16). In other words, the Spirit whispers, ‘Relax, you have trusted...

The Urgency of the Harvest: Beyond Museum Maintenance to a Missionary Church.

Posted by Deji Okegbile | Jul 7, 2025 | Missions and Evangelism |

Contemporary theological education has been oriented primarily towards the pastoral care of congregations, thereby reducing Christ’s ministry to a functionalist definition and practice. Jesus Christ, in the Gospel reading from Luke 10, re-echoes the Church’s mission to the world. Jesus Christ brings to the fore the missional character of the Church’s ministry by sending His followers out with the urgency of the harvest, due to His compassion for those who are lost. The missional insight of global Christianity for Christian ministry is not just about the arts and skills of professional church leadership, or upgrading both the professional performance and...